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“Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.”
Matthew 17:13 (KJV)
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Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. The Greek verb συνῆκαν (synēkan, "understood") marks a crucial moment of comprehension after Jesus's transfiguration discourse. When Jesus spoke of Elijah's return (v. 11-12), declaring "Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed" (v. 12), the disciples grasped the typological connection: John the Baptist fulfilled the prophesied Elijah role (Malachi 4:5-6; Luke 1:17).John came "in the spirit and power of Elias" (Luke 1:17), preparing the way for Messiah through preaching...
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